FILING - 09/30/2013
FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER W-5 - SMALL GAME - MIGRATORY BIRDS
ARTICLE II – REGULAR SEASONS, AREAS, DATES AND LIMITS
#505 – SORA AND VIRGINIA RAIL
A. Statewide:
1. Dates: September 1 - November 9 annually.
2. Daily Bag Limit: Twenty-five (25) soras or Virginia rails singly or in the aggregate.
3. Possession Limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
#506 – SANDHILL CRANE
A. All areas east of the Continental Divide except North Park (Jackson County) and the San Luis
Valley.
1. Dates: October 5 - December 1, 2013.
2. Daily Bag Limit: Three (3).
3. Possession Limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
#507 – WILSON’S SNIPE
A. Statewide
1. Dates: September 1 – December 16 annually.
2. Daily Bag Limit: Eight (8).
3. Possession Limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
#508 – MOURNING DOVE AND WHITE-WINGED DOVE
A. Statewide.
1. Dates: September 1 – November 9 annually.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Fifteen (15) mourning doves or white-winged doves singly or in the aggregate.
3. Possession Limit:
a. Three (3) daily bag limits.
4. Special Conditions and Restrictions
a. While in the field or during transport, all dressed (not fully feathered) doves shall be
counted against the daily bag or possession limit for mourning and white-winged
doves.
#509 – EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
A. Statewide.
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Dates: January 1 - December 31 annually.
Daily Bag Limit: Unlimited
Possession Limit: Unlimited
Special Conditions and Restrictions
a. Except when counted as part of the bag and possession limit for doves in #508
above, while in the field and during transport all Eurasian collared-doves shall be fully
feathered.
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#510 – BAND-TAILED PIGEON
A. Statewide.
1. Dates: September 1 – 30 annually.
2. Daily Bag Limit: Five (5).
3. Possession Limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
#511 – CROW
A. Statewide.
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Dates: October 1 – January 31 annually.
Daily Bag Limit: Unlimited.
Possession Limit: Unlimited.
Special Conditions and Restrictions - Recorded or electronically amplified calls may be
used during this season.
#512 – DUCK AND COOT
A. Central Flyway Northeast Zone – All areas east of Interstate 25 and north of Interstate 70.
1. Dates:
a. First season: October 12 - December 2, 2013.
b. Second season: December 14, 2013 - January 26, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Ducks: Six (6), excluding mergansers. Of the six (6), no more than five (5) mallards,
of which no more than two (2) can be female, two (2) pintail, two (2) canvasback, two
(2) redheads, three (3) wood ducks, and three (3) scaup.
b. Mergansers: Five (5), of which no more than two (2) may be hooded mergansers.
c. Coots: Fifteen (15).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
B. Central Flyway Southeast Zone – All areas east of Interstate 25 and south of Interstate 70,
and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties.
1. Dates:
a. October 23, 2013 - January 26, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Ducks: Six (6), excluding mergansers. Of the six (6), no more than five (5) mallards,
of which no more than two (2) can be female, two (2) pintail, two (2) canvasback, two
(2) redheads, three (3) wood ducks, and three (3) scaup.
b. Mergansers: Five (5), of which no more than two (2) may be hooded mergansers.
c. Coots: Fifteen (15).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
C. Central Flyway Mountain/Foothills Zone – All areas west of Interstate 25 and east of the
Continental Divide, except El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties.
1. Dates:
a. First season: October 5 - December 2, 2013.
b. Second season: December 21, 2013 - January 26, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Ducks: Six (6), excluding mergansers. Of the six (6), no more than five (5) mallards,
of which no more than two (2) can be female, two (2) pintail, two (2) canvasback, two
(2) redheads, three (3) wood ducks, and three (3) scaup.
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b. Mergansers: Five (5), of which no more than two (2) may be hooded mergansers.
c. Coots: Fifteen (15).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
D. Pacific Flyway – All areas west of the Continental Divide.
1. Dates:
a. First season: September 21 - October 9, 2013
b. Second season: November 2, 2013 - January 26, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Ducks and Mergansers: Seven (7) in the aggregate. Of the 7 (seven), no more than
two (2) female mallards, two (2) pintails, two (2) canvasback, two (2) redheads, and
three (3) scaup. No scaup may be taken after January 5, 2014.
b. Coots: Twenty-five (25).
3. Possession limit:
a. Three (3) daily bag limits.
#513 – GOOSE
A. North Park – Jackson County
1. Dates:
a. Dark goose:
1. First season: October 5, 2013 - October 23, 2013.
2. Second season: November 23, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
b. Light goose: November 2, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Dark goose: Five (5).
b. Light goose: Fifty (50).
3. Possession limit:
a. Dark goose: Three (3) daily bag limits.
b. Light goose: Unlimited.
B. South Park and San Luis Valley - All of Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer,
Fremont, Lake, Park, Rio Grande and Teller counties, and those portions of Saguache,
Mineral and Hinsdale counties east of the Continental Divide.
1. Dates:
a. Dark goose:
1. First season: October 5, 2013 - October 23, 2013.
2. Second season: November 23, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
b. Light goose:
November 2, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Dark goose: Five (5).b.
Light goose: Fifty (50).
3. Possession limit:
a. Dark goose: Three (3) daily bag limits.
b. Light goose: Unlimited.
C. Northern Front Range - All areas in Boulder, Larimer and Weld Counties from the
Continental Divide east along the Wyoming border to Highway 85, south on Highway 85 to
the Adams County Line, and all lands in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver,
Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties.
1. Dates:
a. Dark goose:
1. First Season: October 5, 2013 - October 23, 2013.
2. Second Season: November 23, 2013- February 16, 2014.
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b. Light goose:
2. Daily bag limit:
a. Dark goose:
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3. Possession limit:
a. Dark goose:
b. Light goose:
November 2, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
Five (5).
Fifty (50).
Three (3) daily bag limits.
Unlimited.
D. Balance of Central Flyway - All areas east of the Continental Divide, except North Park,
Northern Front Range, South Park and San Luis Valley.
1. Dates:
a. Dark goose: November 23, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
b. Light goose: November 2, 2013 - February 16, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Dark goose: Five (5).
b. Light goose Fifty (50).
3. Possession limit:
a. Dark goose: Three (3) daily bag limits.
b. Light goose: Unlimited.
E. Pacific Flyway: All areas west of the Continental Divide.
1. Dates:
a. First season: September 21 - October 9, 2013..
b. Second season: November 2, 2013 - January 26, 2014.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Dark goose: Four (4).
b. Light goose: Ten (10).
3. Possession Limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
ARTICLE III - SPECIAL SEASONS, AREAS, DATES AND LIMITS
#514 -
YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING DAYS
A. Central Flyway Northeast Zone – All areas east of Interstate 25 and north of Interstate 70.
1. Dates: October 5 - 6, 2013.
2. Daily bag limit:
a. Ducks: Six (6), excluding mergansers. Of the 6 (six), no more than five (5) mallards,
of which no more than two (2) can be female, two (2) pintail, two (2) canvasback, two
(2) redheads, three (3) wood ducks, and three (3) scaup.
b. Mergansers: Five (5), of which no more than two (2) may be hooded mergansers.
c. Coots: Fifteen (15).
d. Dark Goose: Five (5).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
B. Central Flyway Southeast Zone – All areas east of Interstate 25 and south of Interstate 70,
and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties.
1. Dates: October 19 - 20, 2013.
2. Daily bag limit:
a. Ducks: Six (6), excluding mergansers. Of the 6 (six), no more than five (5) mallards,
of which no more than two (2) can be female, two (2) pintail, two (2) canvasback, two
(2) redheads, three (3) wood ducks, and three (3) scaup.
b. Mergansers: Five (5), of which no more than two (2) may be hooded mergansers.
c. Coots: Fifteen (15).
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d. Dark Goose: Five (5).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
C. Central Flyway Mountain/Foothills Zone – All areas west of Interstate 25 and east of the
Continental Divide, except El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties.
1. Dates: September 28 - 29, 2013.
2. Daily Bag Limit:
a. Ducks: Six (6), excluding mergansers. Of the six (6), no more than five (5) mallards,
of which no more than two (2) can be female, two (2) pintail, two (2) canvasback, two
(2) redheads, three (3) wood ducks, and three (3) scaup.
b. Mergansers: Five (5), of which no more than two (2) may be hooded mergansers.
c. Coots: Fifteen (15).
d. Dark Goose: Five (5).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
D. Pacific Flyway – All areas west of the Continental Divide.
1. Dates: October 12 - 13, 2013.
2. Daily bag limit:
a. Ducks and Mergansers: Seven (7) in the aggregate. Of the 7 (seven), no more than
two (2) female mallards, two (2) pintails, two (2) canvasback, two (2) redheads, and
three (3) scaup.
b. Coots: Twenty-five (25).
c. Dark Goose: Four (4).
d. Light Goose: Ten (10).
3. Possession limit:
a. Three (3) daily bag limits.
E. Youth seasons are restricted to hunting by youth 17 years of age and younger accompanied
by a mentor. A mentor must be 18 years of age or older and hold a valid hunter education
certificate or be born before January 1, 1949, and must accompany the youth while in the act
of hunting. Mentors are not authorized to hunt ducks, geese, mergansers, or coots during
this season.
#515 – SEPTEMBER TEAL
A. Lake and Chaffee counties and all areas east of I-25.
1. Dates: September 14 - 22, 2013.
2. Daily bag limit: Six (6).
3. Possession Limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
#516 – EARLY CANADA GOOSE
A. Pacific Flyway - All areas west of the Continental Divide.
1. Dates: September 1 - 9 annually.
2. Daily bag limit: Four (4).
3. Possession limit: Three (3) daily bag limits.
ARTICLE IV – CONSERVATION ORDER SEASONS, AREAS, DATES AND LIMITS
#517 – LIGHT GOOSE
A. Central Flyway – All areas east of I-25.
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1. Dates:
a. February 17 - April 30, 2014.
2. Daily bag limit: Unlimited.
3. Possession limit: Unlimited.
4. Special Conditions and Restrictions
a. Recorded or electronically amplified calls may be used to take light geese during the
conservation order season.
b. Hunting of light geese is allowed from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half
(1/2) hour after sunset.
c. A Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp is not required to take
light geese during the conservation order season.
d. Shotguns capable of holding more than three rounds in the magazine and chamber
combined may be used to take light geese during the conservation order season.
e. All other regulations applicable to hunting migratory waterfowl in Colorado apply to
taking light geese during the conservation order season.
ARTICLE V - DEPREDATION ORDERS
#518 – CROWS AND MAGPIES
A. Crows and magpies may be taken without Federal or State permit at any time of the year or
at any time of the day or night when found committing or about to commit depredation upon
ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock or wildlife, or when concentrated in
such numbers and manner as to constitute a health hazard or other nuisance.
ARTICLE VI - FALCONRY
#519 – SPECIAL FALCONRY REGULATIONS
A. Falconry is a permitted means of taking migratory game birds during regular or extended
seasons.
1. Regular Seasons
a. General hunting regulations prescribed in this chapter, including seasons and hunting
hours, apply to falconry. General season bag and possession limits do not apply to
falconry.
b. Daily bag and possession limits for all permitted migratory game birds shall not
exceed 3 and 9 birds, respectively, singly or in the aggregate. The falconry bag limit
is not in addition to gun limits.
2. Extended Seasons
a. There are no extended seasons.
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